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Wetlands of Australia by state or territory (7 C, 1 P) C. Constructed wetlands in Australia (6 P) D. DIWA-listed wetlands (40 P) F. Floodplains of Australia (25 P) M.
A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (DIWA) is a list of wetlands of national importance to Australia published by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Intended to augment the list of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention , it was formerly published in report form, but is now ...
Ramsar logo Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of wetlands in Australia that are designated by the Ramsar Convention as sites of international importance. Under the convention, the wetlands are considered as being of significant value not only for the Australian ...
The wetlands are an important site for sharp-tailed sandpipers. The Watervalley Wetlands is a nationally important wetland system located in the Australian state of South Australia which consists of a series of contiguous wetlands, lying on 56.6 square kilometres (21.9 sq mi) of private land [1] between the Coorong National Park and Gum Lagoon Conservation Park, in the state's south-east.
Beeliar Wetlands: Clearing Western Australia 2016 Clearing of wetlands habitat and Aboriginal sacred sites for tollway construction. Following a blockade involving over 1000 people the project was cancelled. [133] Oyster Point: Land use: Queensland: Magellan Metals: Lead poisoning: Carmichael coal mine: Coal mining: Queensland: 2019
The Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary is an estuary in the South West region of Western Australia close to the town of Busselton. The estuary is listed with DIWA . [ 2 ] It was also recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on 7 June 1990 when an area of 1,115 ha (2,760 acres) was designated Ramsar Site 484 as an ...
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Although a locally popular watersports destination, the Victorian government decided to decommission the canals and lake to restore the landscape to a more natural wetland and woodland ecosystem. The restoration effort is expected to take at least 100 years. [6] Planning for the decommissioning began in 2004 [7] and work started in 2009. [8]